"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The United Kingdom competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with Michael Ball and the song ""One Step Out of Time"". The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) continued to use a national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. For the 1992 UK national final, the multi-artist format utilized since 1976 was dropped in favor of having a single act perform all the nominated songs which had been the format for the UK national final for Eurovision from 1964 to 1975. The BBC internally selected Michael Ball to eventually compete"
"Michael Ball sang eight songs on ""A Song for Europe 1992"", and ""One Step Out of Time,"" performed seventh, emerged as the winner by an overwhelming margin (over 60,000 telephone votes separated the first and second-place finishers). At Malmö, the song was performed sixteenth on the night, after Austria's Tony Wegas with ""Zusammen geh'n"", and before Ireland's Linda Martin with ""Why Me?"" At the end of judging that evening, ""One Step Out of Time"" took the second-place slot with 139 points, it had been the pre-contest favourite. Belgium, Austria, Denmark and Germany awarded the UK their 12 points that evening."
"One Step Out of Time ""One Step Out of Time"", written and composed by Paul Davies, Tony Ryan, and Victor Stratton, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed by Michael Ball. After the disappointing result Samantha Janus received on behalf of the United Kingdom at Rome in 1991, the UK national final, ""A Song for Europe"", was retooled. Reverting to the selection process which decided the entries from 1964 to 1975, a singer was picked internally by the BBC, and the public would vote on which song would go with them to the Eurovision finals."
"to just let him know what he had done wrong. The song was included on Ball's 1992 self-titled debut album as well as the album ""Past and Present"" which was released on 9 March 2009. Before Eurovision, the song débuted and peaked at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart, and stayed in the chart for 7 weeks . One Step Out of Time ""One Step Out of Time"", written and composed by Paul Davies, Tony Ryan, and Victor Stratton, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed by Michael Ball. After the disappointing result Samantha"
"on 12 December). Ball represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 held in Malmö, Sweden, singing the song ""One Step Out of Time"", which finished second. The single reached number 20 in the UK, while an eponymous album released in the same year reached number 1. This began a run of top 20 albums released over the next two decades. In July 2006, Ball was a guest artist on Julian Lloyd Webber's album ""Unexpected Songs"" and in November of that year released a DVD containing all the best songs from his ""Live in Concert"" DVDs. This is split"
"Insieme: 1992 ""Insieme: 1992"" (English translation: ""Together: 1992"") was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, performed in Italian by Toto Cutugno for Italy, the country's second victory in the Contest. Cutugno sang about bringing the disparate nations of Europe together. The ""1992"" of the title refers to the year in which the European Union was scheduled to begin operation, thus bringing the hope of the lyric to fruition. Cutugno sang the song with a backing group of five singers from Slovenia, the group Pepel In Kri, who represented Yugoslavia in 1975. The song was"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny Logan, who had won the 1980 contest as singer and the 1987 contest as singer/songwriter. At 41 years and 22 days of age, Linda Martin became (and remains) the oldest woman ever to win Eurovision. Malmö is the capital and largest city of the Swedish county"
"Zusammen geh'n ""Zusammen geh'n"" (English translation: ""Go Together"") was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in German by Tony Wegas. The song was performed fifteenth on the night (following Luxembourg's Marion Welter & Kontinent with ""Sou fräi"" and preceding the United Kingdom's Michael Ball with ""One Step Out of Time""). At the close of voting, it had received 63 points, placing 10th in a field of 23 entries. The song is a ballad, in which Wegas sings about the devotion two people can have for each other, likening it to the ""Odyssey"". It was succeeded as"
"All (song) ""All"" was the United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 performed in English by Hull born actress and occasional singer Patricia Bredin. It was a ballad and at a length of 1:52 minutes, it had the distinction of being the shortest entry in the history of the Contest until Finland in 2015 as well as being the first song to be performed in English. The song was performed 3rd on the night (following Luxembourg's ""Amours mortes (tant de peine)"" and preceding Italy's ""Corde della mia chitarra"", the latter coincidentally being the longest entry in the history"
"the 1992 winner, Osman Mula's entry sung by Aleksandër Gjoka, Manjola Nallbani & Viktor Tahiraj titled ""Pesha e fatit"" (""The weight of fate"") had an immigration and freedom theme, which coincided with the state of affairs in Albania at the time. During this period, the contest was also introduced to the word God for the first time. Prior to that, religion was illegal and the word God was not allowed to be pronounced in public. The participation of Albanian singers from outside the country's borders was also an addition to the history of the festival during this decade. Before that,"
"appearances by three-time Eurovision winner (singer in 1980 and 1987; songwriter in 1987 and 1992) Johnny Logan, Eurovision 1970 winner Dana, runner-up at Eurovision 1992 for the United Kingdom Michael Ball, and TV and radio personality and Eurovision commentator for Ireland Marty Whelan. Dana performed her Eurovision winning song ""All Kinds of Everything"" and Johnny Logan performed his 1980 Eurovision winning song ""What's Another Year"". At the end of the voting ""It's for You"" was revealed as the winner after getting maximum points from all jury regions and the televoting. Although it was revealed that the Irish Eurovision panel wanted"
"Austrian representative at the 1993 Contest by Maria Magdalena, also performed by Wegas. Zusammen geh'n ""Zusammen geh'n"" (English translation: ""Go Together"") was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in German by Tony Wegas. The song was performed fifteenth on the night (following Luxembourg's Marion Welter & Kontinent with ""Sou fräi"" and preceding the United Kingdom's Michael Ball with ""One Step Out of Time""). At the close of voting, it had received 63 points, placing 10th in a field of 23 entries. The song is a ballad, in which Wegas sings about the devotion two people can"
"1990 & 1991, the system that was used between 1964 and 1975 was resurrected, with the BBC's head of light entertainment, Jim Moir choosing one artist to perform all the songs in the UK final. Michael Ball was the first in 1992, and went on to win second place. Sonia was also second the following year. However, after a suggestion by Don Black to the BBC's new head of light entertainment David Liddiment in 1994, Tony Award winning stage star Frances Ruffelle was offered the job of representing the UK. A virtually unknown singer, unsurprisingly, interest was low. Her final"
"through an expert jury, with only the top three songs announced. The winner was ""Little Child"" (""Tfajjel Ckejken""), sung by Mary Spiteri and composed by Georgina Abela and Raymond Mahoney. ""Little Child"", this time solely in English, was performed 10th on the night of the contest, following Cyprus and preceding Iceland. Spiteri came 3rd in the contest with 123 points, receiving 4 12 points, more than the eventual winner Ireland. This was also Malta's best showing at the contest so far. Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Malta continued their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, entering the Eurovision"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with its entry ""Go"" performed by Scott Fitzgerald and written by Julie Forsyth. The song was chosen through the ""A Song for Europe"" national final which consisted of eight songs in 1988. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, Fitzgerald and his song was placed second with 136 points. The 1988 A Song For Europe contest, the United Kingdom's national final, was held on 25 March, in Studio 1 at the BBC Television Centre. It was hosted by Terry Wogan. The theme music"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Ireland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song ""Why Me?"" by Linda Martin after she won the Irish national final. The Irish broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), held a national final to select the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Opera House in Cork on 29 March, hosted by Pat Kenny. 8 songs competed in the contest with the winner being decided through the votes of 10 regional juries. The winner was Linda Martin, winner of the Irish national"
"finals. Nicola Kerr was known at the time for being a member of the current line-up of UK pop group (and former Eurovision entrants) The New Seekers. The remaining two contestants were also solo females, Helen Jordan and Sylvia McFadden (who received 'nul points' with her own composition). The show's result was a surprise as ""My Pet Parrot"" had been touted as the favourite to win before the Contest. The Contest closed with all the Contestants performing Barry Manilow's ""I Write The Songs"" on stage as the credits rolled. A = Ballina, B = Enniscorthy, C = Monaghan, D ="
"so Ken Bruce fulfilled the commitments. This was Bruce's first involvement with presenting the Eurovision for radio. Colin Berry served as spokesperson for the UK jury. ""Go"" was a minor hit in the UK charts. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with its entry ""Go"" performed by Scott Fitzgerald and written by Julie Forsyth. The song was chosen through the ""A Song for Europe"" national final which consisted of eight songs in 1988. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, Fitzgerald and his song was placed second with 136"
"Better the Devil You Know (album) Better the Devil You Know is the third album by British pop star Sonia. It was released on the back of her entry into the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the title track. Released in May 1993, the album followed Sonia's appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest. The previous year, Sonia had been selected to be the UK representative and she performed all eight songs in the Song for Europe. The 1992 participant Michael Ball had enjoyed great success with his album based on the contest when it reached No.1 in the charts, and"
"Little Child (song) ""Little Child"" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in English by Mary Spiteri. The song is a ballad, in which Spiteri addresses the titular ""little child"" and informs him or her that she has become old and cynical - as well as delivering the warning that this is the result of growing older. All is not lost, however, as the innocence of the child inspires Spiteri to see the world in a more positive manner. The song was performed tenth on the night (following Cyprus' Evridiki with ""Teriazume"" and preceding Iceland's Heart"
"Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Switzerland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with Daisy Auvray and the song ""Mister Music Man"". The Swiss broadcaster, SRG SSR idée suisse, hosted a national final to select the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano on 23 February, hosted by Alessandra Marchese. 10 songs competed, with the winner decided through the votes of 3 regional juries, an expert jury and a press jury. The winner of the contest was Geraldine Olivier with the song ""Soleil,"
"first entry, ""All"" by Patricia Bredin, was – and still remains – the shortest entry in the history of the contest, at 1:52 minutes. However, their first entry failed to impress the European juries, finishing in 7th place out of 10 songs, with only 6 votes. As a result of their poor placing, the BBC did not compete in the 1958 contest; however, after the success of the Italian entry of that year, ""Nel blu dipinto di blu"" performed by Domenico Modugno, more commonly known as ""Volare"", the United Kingdom decided to return, and began the longest uninterrupted run of"
"positively received by critics. The singles ""Crazy"", ""Future Love Paradise"" and his own rendition of ""Killer"" performed well on the charts. In particular, ""Crazy"" became an international hit in 1991, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the US. Seal stole the show at the 1992 Brit Awards held at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, with the first hat-trick of wins in the history of the event. He won in three categories: Best British Male, Best British Video (""Killer"") and Best British Album (""Seal""). In 1992 Seal appeared on the Red"
"Conquest of Paradise (song) ""Conquest of Paradise"" is a 1992 song recorded by Greek composer Vangelis. It was the soundtrack from Ridley Scott's 1992 film """" and the lead single from the album of . The song achieved huge success in many countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland where it topped the singles chart, but was a relative failure in UK where it only peaked at #60. The song's popularity had been boosted in Germany by boxer Henry Maske using it as his theme song. Its chord progression is based on the old European theme ""La Follia"". Throughout"
"won over second-place finisher Brendan Faye by only 13,000 votes, in the slimmest margin since the telephone vote was introduced. At Rome, the song was performed twentieth on the night in March 1991, after Spain's Sergio Dalma with ""Bailar pegados"", and before Cyprus's Elena Patroklou with ""SOS."" At the end of judging that evening, ""A Message to Your Heart"" took the tenth-place slot with 47 points. It was the worst showing for the United Kingdom since 1987, and resulted in the 1992 ""Song for Europe"" being retooled as far as telephone voting was concerned. Like the previous year, composer Paul"
"Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Israel entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song ""Ze Rak Sport"" by Dafna Dekel after she won the Israeli national final. This Israeli broadcaster, IBA, held a national final to select the Israeli entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the IBA TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Ronnie Yoval and Noam Aviram. 12 songs competed, with the winner being decided through the votes of 7 regional juries. The winner was Dafna Dekel with the song ""Ze Rak Sport"", composed by Kobi"
"aged in their forties since 1958. He held the record until 2000. The lyrics of several entries celebrated the revolution and democratisation that had occurred in central and eastern Europe in the preceding months, focusing especially on the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, such as in the Norwegian and Austrian entries. However, the winning song was an even more sweeping evocation of European unity, in anticipation of the completion of the European single market, due at the end of 1992. Malta had wished to return to the contest for the first time in 15 years, but Eurovision"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Sonia represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, singing ""Better the Devil You Know"". The song, chosen from a selection broadcast on ""A Song for Europe"", was placed second in the contest. For ""A Song for Europe 1993"", the BBC asked the heads of each of the Eurovision Network member broadcasters for their opinion regarding who should represent the United Kingdom from a shortlist the BBC had prepared. A plurality chose 22-year-old recording artist Sonia, who already had a #1 hit to her credit. ""A Song for Europe"" was"
"Brazil (Bebi Dol song) ""Brazil"" (Serbian Cyrillic: ""Бразил"") was a song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Bebi Dol, representing Yugoslavia. In 1991, Bebi Dol finally won the National Eurovision Contest, and went on to represent SFR Yugoslavia in Rome, with her song ""Brazil"". Bebi Dol only took one point for the evening, finishing second-last. Despite the low ranking at Eurovision, the song became a huge hit in Yugoslavia, and the copyright was sold to Italy, Greece and the Benelux countries. The song was succeeded as Yugoslav entry at the 1992 contest by Extra Nena with"
"Rapsodia (Mia Martini song) ""Rapsodia"" (English translation: ""Rhapsody"") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in Italian by Mia Martini, one of Italy's most successful and celebrated female artists of all time, making her second appearance in the Contest after 1977's ""Libera"", which finished 13th in a field of 18 participating countries. The song is a dramatic and despairing ballad, in which Martini sings about two ""old lovers"" who happen to meet in a bar. She sings that they have ""left their families, betrayed their friends"" as part of their quest for ""another youth"", still ""they"
"1990. Ten countries participated, with Sweden making its début and France winning the contest for the first time. The United Kingdom was the first choice to stage the contest; however, following a failure to get an agreement from various artistic unions, the BBC withdrew their bid in the summer of 1957 and the United Kingdom did not enter for the second and last time to date, having also missed the first contest two years earlier. Along with 1956, it was the second contest (and last contest to date) that has not featured a single song in the English language. The"
"Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Yugoslavia participated for the last time in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. Yugoslavia (as a republic consisting of Serbia and Montenegro) decided their entrant for the contest through a national final, ""Jugovizija 1992"", where it was decided that Extra Nena, with the song ""Ljubim te pesmama"", would sing for Yugoslavia at Eurovision 1992. The winning song was chosen by an expert jury, which included Lola Novaković, who represented Yugoslavia in 1962. After the contest, United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 (adopted May 30, 1992) placed sanctions on FR Yugoslavia, which included a ban"
"Go (Scott Fitzgerald song) ""Go"", written and composed by Julie Forsyth, who was a member of the Pop Group Guys 'n' Dolls and is the daughter of English entertainer Bruce Forsyth, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald won the right to perform at Dublin by winning the UK national final, ""A Song for Europe"", where he was the eighth singer to perform. Fitzgerald was also the first singer to be chosen to represent the United Kingdom via a national telephone vote. In Dublin, the song was performed fourth on the"